idk, I don't see the harm in it, there are basically no negatives. Worst case scenario it dies as some niche gamemode like escalation or replication. The majority of people think CS2 is ass rn compared to CS:GO so it's got a tiny bit of promise, but it still won't really matter if the CS people don't come to try it. And yeah cs:go has better mechanics I've played a small, but decent amount my self but redesigning the system just for a gamemode isn't worth it

#1 thing we need for sure

In what way would you say it restricts a lot of people?, given the conditions of it only applying in cases where people have lower options available, and it extending to the whole party (I.e. if you're from Bahrain and have a friend in London, the Bahraini player can still play on London servers due to someone with <100 ping being present) I think its fair. I think a separate queue is probably out of the question for riot

neil said that it actually massively backfired since they were actually super dominant on abyss, then EDG had the opportunity to anti strat them which massively helped them in the GF

stop people from playing on servers with 100 ping if they have lower options available, (with obvious exceptions for people in parties where maybe one player has 100+ and the other doesn't)

pretty much yeah baby mode CS

True, but given the state of CS2 right now I can still see people going over despite the map issues. I mean the maps are fine for deathmatch. Also you could even be lazy with the coding, just give everyone modified versions of: kayo flashes, a viper smoke, a clove Q and a brim molly.

kayo flashes - fine
viper smoke - smaller and 1 time use (less duration too)
clove Q - smaller radius and perma damage
brim molly - (smaller radius, less time)

and boom you've sort of half assed a CS gamemode, I'm sure it'll be at least more popular than spike rush or escalation or whatever

i just want cs but inside vals engine I think it would work really nicely and even take away players from CS

everyone can buy the same loadout, no ults, you can leave in stuff like tps

tokyo song was good and the walkout announcer guy was really good too. imo what let tokyo down was the stage design and (not really their fault) the crowd

not confirmed but its not random. It's likely very close to, maybe slightly higher than the real salary. The avg t1 NA salary (not exclusive to VAL) is around 50k a month (this has been looked into quite thoroughly as its a massive contributor in to making esports unsustainable), so a player like yay who was the biggest name in val at the time should've easily cleared that mark.

He said on stream he had multiple offers from all 3 regions (this was in the 2022 offseason), including with NRG. If it wasn't for the bag he would've gone NRG most likely. He also had the 1m offer from Bleed but I don't think he wanted to play on tier 2 at the time. That compounded with the fact that C9 cut him to save money really points towards him having a 800-900k salary minimum imo

lock//in was defo my favourite crowd, that's the kind of crowd I hope we'll get in Paris

Yeah the circle stage is actually so boring the old stages were so much better, I hate the metallic grid stage thing with lights behind it, it looks makeshift and cheap. They've been doing for masters and lock//in since 2023 its so boring

Istanbul was sick, I remember watching it live. when yay came out the middle of the stage on the beat drop my jaw dropped at the production.
The song for Madrid was really good
For lock//in the song was ehh ngl it sounded like the minions were singing

I was bored so I was going through the walkouts and damn the copenhagen walkout is actually criminally underrated that shit goes hard asf. I love the mini highlight reels they do just before the walkout it adds a ton of hype

idk man whenever I'm in a slump aim wise I switch to the yellow prime vandal and I start shooting like prime yay

If s0m plays raze im down for this roster

? What happened I just got home

I used to use a Zowie GSR but recently got a Steelseries QCK, I bought an artisan zero in the middle but it was too quick for me. I just play with a sleeved shirt or hoodie I don't have a gaming sleeve. It was only for a short time but I didn't really have an issue playing sleeved on the artisan

STATS

mwzera https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/VK%20mwzera%234324/overview?playlist=competitive&season=all
cNed https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/ACE%20cNed%23carry/overview?season=all
TenZ https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/SEN%20TenZ%230505/overview?playlist=competitive&season=all

DEATHMATCH STATS
mwzera - 86% win rate (thats the insaniest thing ive seen in a while)
cNed - stats not availiable
TenZ - 73% win rate

RANKED STATS
mwzera - 66.3% winrate (MVP of 95% of the matches) proof here https://imgur.com/StiJmpg
cNed - 53.5% winrate (MVP of 13% of the matches)
TenZ - 60.4% winrate (MVP of 15% of the matches)

can you take your time to appreciate how insane mwzera is? without a doubt the most talented player to ever touch the game

I'll try to explain briefly why I think he is the best player in the world
Despite his insane aim and movement
The best way to know if a player is a good duelist is RAZE. There is a BIG difference between a good duelist and a jett abuser
If he is a good duelist, he needs to be good with raze.

heat? not good with raze
aspas? not good with raze
xand? not good with raze
tenz? not good with raze
cned? not good with raze
scream? not good with raze
d3ffo? not good with raze
derke? not good with raze

Thats why I think he is undoubtely the best player in the world. If RIOT by any means decides to nerf jett and shift the meta we prolly not gonna even hear names like cned and tenz again :>
He is not killing 40+ per map because when he joined VK he was forced to play a different role because heat is already a main jett... and lets be honest, every single duelist nowadays gets 20+ kills per map because team and setups are basically built around you (even steel managed to get 20 kills with it https://www.vlr.gg/29398/sentinels-vs-100-thieves-champions-tour-north-america-stage-3-challengers-playoffs-gf/?game=46692&tab=overview)

reserved for ranked clips

1v5 ace pistol bind :O https://clips.twitch.tv/CrypticFuriousSalamanderAMPTropPunch-nKop3hn3lNMK8UbU
insane 1v4 on split with spectre https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/InnocentWrongSparrowFUNgineer-kqYncX2RJ229Gy2T
jett 1v5 icebox https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/BeautifulIncredulousInternOhMyDog-O4hQJiDQR85D8yQL
5k on bind with insane movement and aim https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/MushyAgitatedStingrayFutureMan-m8i5cedJJ0pacbHC
unbelievable 1v2 on haven https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/ElegantZealousMoosePeanutButterJellyTime-CRIrd5xXyJHtPBQL
almost 1v5 https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/GlutenFreeElegantClintBabyRage-yD_8-IBoYgCp_-Lq
insane movement 1v2 https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/CuriousSpikyHornetStinkyCheese-2-I787IG5rApkl3J
3k haven https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/ScrumptiousCleverHamsterSSSsss-YkyMqwNS9cOimlM2
best 1v4 on breeze you will ever see https://clips.twitch.tv/TenuousAlertYakinikuStrawBeary-sh059Y99ib6_cae8
insane dm kill sequence https://clips.twitch.tv/FriendlyIntelligentPorcupineOMGScoots-y_ZG3HxsjXubjxCG
5k pistol round https://clips.twitch.tv/IgnorantFlirtyIguanaWow-hn-TEuK8uvNYH6sf
marshall 1v3 https://clips.twitch.tv/LitigiousTastyClipsmomPeteZarollTie-veRrJ5azhstcuRaU
incredible guardian clip https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/RoughFaintCrabsTooSpicy-frU1qKnuXNECTJCP
chamber 4k https://clips.twitch.tv/CrepuscularGracefulSandpiperWow-N-C2JBDr-KIACWuS
lil chamber 3k https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/InquisitiveNurturingPoultryDBstyle-X9tZgbKwMbZw-DOO
dm god https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/SassySwissKittenMrDestructoid-i6uCBKIQNAXTiBsb
fracture 4k https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/LaconicSpicyDeerDxCat-JVS_DZTP-5eSJ4M2
lucky 1v2 https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/OutstandingKnottyCardTwitchRPG-aQ46Xdio_KjI1QBa
5k pistol haven https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/BlueDarkLapwingArgieB8-4wvfvRm6mDjpdzsk
lil spray transfer https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/FlaccidCuriousCardWutFace-HyZwwGt5rfgWb4ZB
4k bind https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/ImportantInquisitiveSnakeNotLikeThis-RtG3pX-TmM1ypRfk
insane flick https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/CorrectSmokyGarbageTinyFace-sOHbDOrcbkPphxZS
4k pistol + insane flick https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/CorrectSmokyGarbageTinyFace-sOHbDOrcbkPphxZS
1v3 clutch haven https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/ProudProudBananaTinyFace-qva_GQEfNCYFmGdk
dont try to jump strafe him :> https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/CrepuscularTangentialPancakeAsianGlow-2uxfvu1tiLU4wpRP
4k on haven (lucky? 2nd kill) https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/ImpartialCalmHorseArsonNoSexy-AR4w22PIintd1hqh
insane sheriff round https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/TallCharmingBorkHotPokket-T8KzG23O6LNRmTsu
cool 3k on pistol round https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/ColdbloodedTameGoblinCoolStoryBro-khRCq6XzvW4O9jDN
2 flicks https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/SnappySuspiciousCoyoteFrankerZ-G7Gsqd7qlk4YWGUU
4k operator https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/VenomousBelovedBeefBigBrother-CowBoogWYleUqelv
breeze pistol ace https://clips.twitch.tv/SassyDoubtfulSwanPoooound-qZjtmA5afZxFkn9c
insane guardian clip https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera/clip/RacyAmazonianGooseImGlitch-mpRavHtxANdEeAjh

reserved for youtube content

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6RDpzaw-20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkib-zgB14E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp9shMPqtRQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztuT6n6h4nM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMnu-ZV9XEg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCxsHgD3QlM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SED5ScfQc_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzktxyWO_yY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wbk2e6E-k4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35dlc6ay_hA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzvINaPxfTw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1XO93xY0NU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XqmEQYpcCw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzTQ8R1pQLA

reserved

btw he is streaming right now

https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera
https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera
https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera

brand new 1v4
https://clips.twitch.tv/TenuousAlertYakinikuStrawBeary-sh059Y99ib6_cae8

new youtube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35dlc6ay_hA

https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera

he is online!!!!!!!!!!!

12 kills in a row in dm
https://clips.twitch.tv/FriendlyIntelligentPorcupineOMGScoots-y_ZG3HxsjXubjxCG

he is online guys!
enjoy the content

https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera

5k pistol round t side haven
https://clips.twitch.tv/IgnorantFlirtyIguanaWow-hn-TEuK8uvNYH6sf

https://www.twitch.tv/mwzera (3x)

back at it testing new res 1440x1080

new video is out guys
enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzvINaPxfTw

he just got verified on instagram

https://www.instagram.com/mwzera

I tried that but the thing is it didn't get all the dirt out in my case, so I just ended up scrubbing it with the thought that if it messed up the mousepad I would just get a new one. But it may differ for different people, especially with something like an artisan

I always play sleeved and I use a lint roller for things like dust and cat hair. When I clean it I just use dish soap and scrub it thoroughly in the sink

2023:

This is C9's year

After dropping their VAL star player, yay, who was paid $1,000,000/ year (for 6 months) that should really open up capital available for the rest of their ventures

hmm doing them all would take too long ill do it by regions ive watched (2024)

EMEA:

FNC
TL
TH
NAVI
VIT
FUT
GIANTX
KC
KOI
BBL
M8

AMER:

G2
NRG
KRU
LEV
100T
LOUD
SEN
C9
EG
FUR
MIBR

APAC:

DRX
PRX
GENG
T1
BLD
TLN
TS
RRQ
DFM
GE

if you believe sen was acc broke thats crazy

esports orgs being broke isn't crazy, in fact its quite the opposite, its crazy if they aren't broke

it was a money grab from rob moore

what else did you think it was, he didn't do it out of the goodness of his own heart lol

social media has great exposure

doesnt pay the bills (not even close to how much you pay in player salaries, even if you're optimistic)

they have lots of private investors with millions

well yeah most orgs do, that's the only reason why they aren't bankrupt, 95% of them are still deep in the red, also SEN is a relatively small org so you can't know this for certain

I think you are a fan who wishes the best for their team, which I can't blame you for that's a good thing. But to spread misinformation for that purpose is disingenuous

dante will be in june, maybe a good mid season move if someone isnt doing well

hfmi is good from the little ive seen of him

I've never even hated on rb 😭😭😭

imo keep it the same but make the stun only stun on the second bounce
maybe make the dash on a timer but 1 dash would kill her imo

i already asked one but I wanna know if you had to assign an rr gap between radiant and pros what would it be

honestly this would've made everyone happy

he was actually really good at times, liquid had a very high peak (they beat prime fnatic) if only they were able to maintain it for longer

wait I just realised people may interpret broken as OP, no that's actually the argument I'm trying to make

I played on 0.35 for like 3 years then swapped to 0.3 in one go (800dpi) it took like 2-3 days to get used to but I hit my peak rank again within a month

https://i.imgur.com/IZSs0OR.png

wait though that literally helps prove my point though, LOUD got punished for playing in such a tight space against stunned players

if you waited 1 min you couldve included a tech pause in the post

I could be wrong but its sort of like a word for cute (as in the type you would think a baby or dog are)

stuns arent broken (i.e. they aren't too weak or they aren't too strong) theyre fine as they are, the only people who really die to stuns are the people who push up close to the stunned player, then those same people go on to complain about a 'cosmetic stun'

imo you deserve to be punished for pushing close to someone whos stunned, otherwise it would be as good as a detain (detain = killjoy ult/gekko ult status effect)

reta are playing rn you need to lock in south_america_best_region

also tracker is nice

fair enough

how do u deal with slumps, be it in aim or mental

sisyphus buff

make the replay system before riot

aspas european (maybe English for the language) so he can play on fnatic without counting as an import

I think the CEO said he wants to sign aspas but cuz of how much money aspas is worth its up to him

theres this one guy shrike he's mostly chill to me but ive seen him go off on other people

oh elmapuddy is improbable, really curious to see who they're getting (if the spreadsheet is credible of course)

fair enough, LEV either played like the best team itw or like plumbers with no in between

ngl I respect it
playing for passion wins out on playing for money
(not saying that NA t2 is playing without passion, but money is defo a huge factor)

my friend you're cooking aerogel (99% air)